Multinational companies can boost local economies but often come with higher environmental costs than domestic firms, according to new research by UBC faculty of land and food systems associate professor Dr. Frederik Noack in Nature Climate Change.

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of ambulatory visits, digital after visit summary engagement increased but remained low and was associated with a high time investment for physicians. This inefficiency in postvisit communication emphasizes the need to reconsider such communication, particularly with unmarried males, non-English-speaking populations, and publicly insured populations, and in specialty care settings.

As more people turn to artificial intelligence chatbots for emotional and mental health support, a new study from Drexel University suggests that most users see these tools as supplements to — not substitutes for — human therapy. Drawing on millions of Reddit posts, the study highlights both the growing appeal of AI support tools for emotional reassurance, coping and practical guidance, as well as the concerns users express about emotional dependence, misinformation and overreliance on the technology.

College students feel more pressure to be perfect than they did a generation ago, finds research published by the American Psychological Association. That increase in perfectionism may be tied to social and economic factors such as rising inequality and slowing economic growth, the researchers found.

Going abroad to study is not just a change of address, it is also the beginning of a long personal transformation. Researchers from SWPS University, Lund University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences analysed how international students, and later graduates of management courses in Poland, acculturate in a globalised world.

It’s the result of a study led by Università Cattolica, Milano, an international collaboration between Italy and Japan, captures this difference. Children are capable of attributing preferences, intentions, and emotions to a human gaze, not to that of a robot.